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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Physical Sciences
Department of Geology

Verryn, SMC

Phd(Pret) - Analyst Scientist

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Contact Details:

Telephone number: 012 420 2137
Fax number: 012 362 5219
E-mail address: sverryn@postino.up.ac.za

Research Interests:

Investigation of the behaviour of platinum group elements in natural systems and the application to technical processes

Applied Mineralogy

Molecular Design

Research Output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Merkle RKW, Verryn SMC: 2002. The system PtS-PdS-NiS between 1200° and 700°C. Canadian Mineralogist, 40, pp 571-584.

Merkle RKW, Franklyn CB, Przybylowicz VM, Verryn SMC: 2002. Intercomparison of electron probe micro-analysis and particle induced X-ray emission analyses of Pt-Pd-Ni-S matrices. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 190, pp 821-825.

Research and technical/policy output for clients:

de Villiers JPR, Verryn SMC, Tuling A: Technical Report: 2002. Disintegration of titanium-rich slags: A crystal chemical and kinetic study of the mechanism and the physical and chemical factors affecting it. For: Delta EMD and TICOR / KUMBA Resources.

 

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